Best Universities for Aviation in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Aviation. A graph of 92.9K citations received by 16K academic papers made by 97 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Aviation

#1 in China

#3 in the World

Founded: 1952

2. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Aviation

#2 in China

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

3. Civil Aviation University of China

China | Tianjin

For Aviation

#3 in China

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1951

4. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Aviation

#4 in China

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

5. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Aviation

#1 in Singapore

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

6. Civil Aviation Flight University of China

China | Guanghan

For Aviation

#5 in China

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1956

7. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Aviation

#6 in China

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

8. University of Tokyo

For Aviation

#1 in Japan

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

9. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Aviation

#7 in China

#55 in the World

Founded: 1937

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Aviation

#8 in China

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Aviation

#9 in China

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

12. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Aviation

#2 in Singapore

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

13. Tohoku University

For Aviation

#2 in Japan

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

14. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aviation

#10 in China

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

15. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Aviation

#1 in Taiwan

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

16. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Aviation

#1 in Turkey

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

17. Korea Aerospace University

South Korea | Goyang

For Aviation

#1 in South Korea

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 6,465
Founded: 1952

18. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Aviation

#11 in China

#91 in the World

Founded: 1896

19. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Aviation

#12 in China

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

20. Inha University

South Korea | Incheon

For Aviation

#2 in South Korea

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 20,613
Founded: 1954

21. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aviation

#13 in China

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

22. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Israel

#124 in the World

Founded: 1924

23. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Aviation

#2 in Taiwan

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

24. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#14 in China

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

25. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Aviation

#3 in South Korea

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

26. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Aviation

#2 in Turkey

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

27. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Aviation

#15 in China

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

28. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Aviation

#16 in China

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

29. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Aviation

#4 in South Korea

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

30. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Aviation

#17 in China

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

31. Kainan University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Aviation

#3 in Taiwan

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,477
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1917

32. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Aviation

#18 in China

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

33. National Taiwan Ocean University

Taiwan | Keelung

For Aviation

#4 in Taiwan

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 7,900
Founded: 1953

34. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Aviation

#2 in Israel

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

35. Shenyang Aerospace University

China | Shenyang

For Aviation

#19 in China

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1952

36. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Aviation

#3 in Israel

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

37. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Aviation

#5 in South Korea

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

38. Konkuk University

South Korea | Seoul

For Aviation

#6 in South Korea

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

39. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Aviation

#20 in China

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

40. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#3 in Japan

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

41. Nagoya University

For Aviation

#4 in Japan

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

42. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Aviation

#21 in China

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

43. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Aviation

#22 in China

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

44. Harbin Engineering University

For Aviation

#23 in China

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

45. University of Science and Technology of China

For Aviation

#24 in China

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

46. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Aviation

#1 in India

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

47. Dalian University of Technology

For Aviation

#25 in China

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

48. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Aviation

#3 in Turkey

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

49. Dalian Maritime University

For Aviation

#26 in China

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

50. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Aviation

#2 in India

#268 in the World

Founded: 1958

51. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Aviation

#5 in Japan

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

52. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Aviation

#27 in China

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

53. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Aviation

#3 in India

#287 in the World

Founded: 1959

54. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aviation

#28 in China

#290 in the World

Founded: 1963

55. Wuhan University of Technology

For Aviation

#29 in China

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

56. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Aviation

#4 in Turkey

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

57. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Aviation

#30 in China

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

58. Anna University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Aviation

#4 in India

#296 in the World

Founded: 1978

59. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Aviation

#4 in Israel

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

60. Khalifa University

United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi

For Aviation

#1 in the United Arab Emirates

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2007

61. Sharif University of Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Iran

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

62. Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics

China | Zhengzhou

For Aviation

#31 in China

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1949

63. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Aviation

#32 in China

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

64. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Aviation

#33 in China

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

65. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Aviation

#1 in Indonesia

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,848
Founded: 1959

66. Chiba University

For Aviation

#6 in Japan

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

67. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Aviation

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

68. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Aviation

#34 in China

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1951

69. University of Tehran

For Aviation

#2 in Iran

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

70. Wuhan University

For Aviation

#35 in China

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

71. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Aviation

#36 in China

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

72. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Aviation

#5 in Taiwan

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,829
Founded: 1915

73. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Aviation

#37 in China

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

74. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

China | Shanghai

For Aviation

#38 in China

#369 in the World

Founded: 1978

75. Kobe University

For Aviation

#7 in Japan

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

76. University of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Aviation

#389 in the World

Founded: 2002

77. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Aviation

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

78. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Aviation

#5 in India

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

79. Chang'an University

For Aviation

#39 in China

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

80. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Aviation

#5 in Turkey

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

81. Kyoto University

For Aviation

#8 in Japan

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

82. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Aviation

#40 in China

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

83. Xidian University

For Aviation

#41 in China

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

84. Tamkang University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Aviation

#6 in Taiwan

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,656
Founded: 1950

85. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Aviation

#42 in China

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

86. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Aviation

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

87. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aviation

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

88. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Aviation

#6 in Turkey

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

89. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Aviation

#43 in China

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

90. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Aviation

#7 in Taiwan

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

91. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Aviation

#9 in Japan

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

92. University of Sharjah

United Arab Emirates | Sharjah

For Aviation

#2 in the United Arab Emirates

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1997

93. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Aviation

#455 in the World

Founded: 1904

94. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Aviation

#44 in China

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

95. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Aviation

#45 in China

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

96. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Aviation

#46 in China

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

97. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Aviation

#2 in Indonesia

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

Engineering subfields in Asia

Acoustical Engineering1958

Aerospace Engineering1910

Agricultural Engineering494

Applied/Engineering Physics511

Architectural Engineering642

Architecture400

Automation and Control engineering842

Automotive Engineering1016

Biochemical Engineering427

Biomedical Engineering697

Biotechnology1471

Chemical Engineering2069

Civil Engineering1546

Computer Engineering982

Computer Networking1987

Construction Management372

Electrical Engineering2221

Electronic Engineering1646

Engineering Management530

Environmental Engineering1297

Firefighting and Fire Science456

Geotechnical Engineering1518

Human-Computer Interaction1129

Industrial Engineering360

Landscape Architecture485

Marine Engineering397

Materials Science2520

Mechanical Engineering2267

Metallurgical Engineering2234

Mining Engineering417

Nanotechnology1977

Nuclear Engineering414

Operations Research956

Optical Engineering2320

Petroleum Engineering495

Polymer science and Plastics engineering352

Product and Industrial Design383

Reliability and Quality Engineering881

Remote Sensing928

Renewable Energy Engineering985

Structural Engineering1761

Systems Engineering1348

Technical Drawing449

Telecommunications2080

Transportation Engineering706